Housing Case Studies

Christopher Boone’s Almshouses

Rydon is delivering a development of 88 new homes, 62 of which will be for older people, alongside a range of high quality self-contained facilities in Lewisham, South London.

The homes are being developed by housing association One Housing in partnership with The Merchant Taylor’s Boone’s Charity. The Mayor of Lewisham, Sir Steve Bullock, joined the partners on site to officially signal the start of work on site in July 2016.

The £25m development will include 62 one and two bedroom homes for people over 57 years – 32 of which will be returned to The Merchant Taylor’s Boone’s Charity as almshouses for their beneficiaries – with a further 26 homes for open market sale which will help pay for the development.

Previously home to the Christopher Boone’s Almshouses, built in 1963, the new homes will make better use of this large site and offer urgently needed appropriate housing for older residents in Lewisham.

The design of this high specification scheme encircles a central courtyard containing a circular covered walkway and features large private balconies. Self-contained facilities include a communal lounge and summer room, as well as outdoor landscaped garden spaces for residents.

The development is ideally located in close proximity to a range of shops, transport and community facilities.

Rydon is building each home to be environmentally friendly to include underfloor heating and solar panels, providing sustainable heating and hot water through a communal heating system, together with well insulated building fabric.